Adrien Brody

Third Person is a movie with the deepest feelings

By Jenny Alvarez

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This film tells three stories of love, passion, trust and betrayal. The tales play out in New York, Paris and Rome through three couples who appear to have nothing in common and only tangential connections. But there is always a third person in any relationship — perhaps not romantically, perhaps you aren’t even aware of their existence, but they are there. The cast is very well selected led by Liam Neeson, Adrien Brody, Mila Kunis and James Franco. It’s emotional with European mystery style. Even is an odd script Kunis’s character turning up to clean hotel rooms in both Manhattan and France — aren’t just sloppy mistakes, but the idea was that she was suffering for her child. But the drama and intensity are elements for each character in a different manner. Michael (Neeson) is holed up in a Paris hotel working on his manuscript when his young lover (Olivia Wilde) arrives. This an intellectual couple but the bad part is that both tortures the other behind the backs of their respective lovers. In Michael’s case, his enormously understanding wife back in the States is played by Kim Basinger. In few words in 136 minutes, as a viewer you will be deeply involved in each character’s life. However,  there are several love scenes that are supposed to be torrid but seem icky and puzzle in which truth is revealed in glimpses, and clues are caught by the corner of your eye — and nothing is truly what it seems.